Chemical methods developed over the past two decades enable preparation of colloidal
nanocrystals with uniform size and shape. These Brownian objects readily order into …

Self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) into superstructures offers a flexible and
promising pathway to manipulate the nanometer-sized particles and thus make full use of …

Controlling the structure of colloidal nanocrystals (NCs) is key to the generation of their
complex functionality. This requires an understanding of the NC surface at the atomic level …

Oriented attachment of synthetic semiconductor nanocrystals is emerging as a route for
obtaining new semiconductors that can have Dirac-type electronic bands such as graphene …

Crystal phase, an intrinsic characteristic of crystalline materials, is one of the key parameters
to determine their physicochemical properties. Recently, great progress has been made in …

Self-assembly of inorganic nanoparticles has been used to prepare hundreds of different
colloidal crystals, but almost invariably with the restriction that the particles must be densely …

The controllable assembly of nanoparticles into nonclose-packed (NCP) arrays exhibits
unusual optical properties [eg, surface lattice resonances (SLRs)] but are challenging to …

We explore the potential of nanocrystals (a term used equivalently to nanoparticles) as
building blocks for nanomaterials, and the current advances and open challenges for …

A number of bewildering paradoxes arise in the field of nanoparticle self-assembly: nominal
low density superlattices, strong stability of low coordination sites, and a clear but imperfect …

We present a combined experimental, theoretical, and simulation study on the self-assembly
of colloidal hexagonal bipyramid-and hexagonal bifrustum-shaped ZnS nanocrystals (NCs) …